Chapter 26 -Decision time
21 seconds-So Solid Crew (chorus only, coz I really hate 'em but this song fits this bit of the story)
Spike looked at Kayla. "I have no choice, luv." he thought.
Kayla didn't reply, only looked on as he took the Slayer from the arms of the vampires and left.
"Well that went swimmingly." Billy said clapping his hands, "Didn't I tell you Kayla? Nobody loves you!" he took the syringe from the vampire and headed over to her. Two of his lackies held her as he pushed the needle into her neck, she struggled and made a grab at him just as he pressed the plunger she caught hold of the pendant around his neck and snapped the chain. The drug went into her but instead of reacting with the other drug it did nothing.
Run for cover-Sugababes
"Wait, she should be - the necklace! She has the protection charm get it!" Billy yelled the vampires made a grab for it but she swerved their attack and punched one of them in the face and knocked another down. They jumped up to attack but then Spike arrived back and pulled them back. He threw both against the wall and staked each one with the stake which was still on the floor. Kayla kicked Billy again who fell to his knees. Spike undid the chains and together they beat Billy until he cried for mercy. Kayla pulled the human to his feet and told him she was letting him off only because she had a soul and told him to get a life. Billy struggled to his feet and ran out of the door. Spike turned to face Kayla who was tying the pendant back around her neck.
"Where's Buffy?" she asked.
"In the big room on a table, she's waking up."
"Good." Kayla said, "Thankyou." and with that she walked out the door and past Buffy.
Kayla ran along all the passages and out of the door of the old building in to the pouring rain. She pulled what was left of her top tightly around herself and walked with her head down, tears ran down her face and mingled with rain and blood.
The First had been right, Billy had been right and she'd known that they were but had chosen to ignore it. She was such a fool.
Spike lifted Buffy and carried her back home where he gave her to Xander at the door and disappeared into the rain and the dark of the night.
The moon was bright and full, as it had been when he and Kayla had driven into Sunnydale. He wished he had not brought her here. He wished he had left her in her home with her silver microwave and her black phone and comfortable mattress.